Fraser has been LibDem Councillor for the West End on Dundee City Council since 2001 and has topped the poll in all of the 4 council elections he has contested. Fraser has served as the Council’s Education Convener, Finance Convener and Planning & Transport Convener. This blog has been the Top Councillor blog and a Top Ten blog in the LibDem & Scottish categories of the Total Politics Blogs Poll Awards.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Since the opening of the West End schools campus at Glenagnes Road/Blackness Road last year (the home of St Joseph's Primary School, Balgay Hill Nursery School and Victoria Park Primary School), I have raised concerns about pupil and parking safety around the schools' site.

Recently, the situation appeared to have improved, but yesterday - as reported in tonight's Evening Telegraph - there were real concerns about the situation. I had a long conversation last night with our local community police officer about the situation and have made some suggestions this morning to the Director of Education and the Head of Transportation at the City Council as follows:

*A minority of drivers ignoring the schools’ advice not to enter the school site by car to collect pupils. I think the time has come to consider a controlled barrier at the entrance to stop unauthorised entry.

*Some pupils leaving via the vehicle access road and not via the pedestrian entrance/exit. This needs to be addressed.

*Outside the school grounds, parking on zig zags, yellow lines and right on the corner of Glenagnes Road/Street, blocking Glenagnes Street completely. There is a clear role for parking enforcement staff to effectively tackle this.

I had a very prompt response this morning from the Director of Education and I am anxious to see progress to ensure pupil safety.

Cllr Fraser Macpherson

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Fraser is Liberal Democrat Councillor
for the West End Ward on Dundee City Council. A councillor since 2001, he
topped the poll in the May 2007 and the May 2012 Council Election. Fraser has served as the
Council’s Education Convener, Finance Convener and Planning & Transport
Convener.